Car Stall problems of the 2015 Subaru Forester

Pulling into parking spot, vehicle started to stall, gave a little more gas and vehicle launched forward and hit cement pole. No damage to pole car damage around 8k. Air bags did not deploy. This has happened when pulling out into traffic also.

Car will stall at light and stall on freeway causing me too loose control it will also just turn off at high speed and sometimes when stoped.

For the past few weeks I have been having major issues with this vehicle. The vehicle shakes as if it is going to stall. While on the highway or the street the rpms and power will suddenly drop and when I push on the accelerator the rpm revs up to a 5 or 6 but with little power and the engine shakes for the vehicle to even start moving forward. There appears to be slippage as well. This is a safety hazard not only for the driver, but passengers and other drivers on the road. The vehicle feels as if it will completely stop on the road. I have contacted Subaru of America and they told me that since I'm over my warranty by 24k miles they will not do anything. So Subaru will only warranty their cars for a max of 100k? this is very unprofessional and poor service, not to mention putting drivers lives in hazard.

Car stalled while driving, with no lights lit up on the dashboard. Happened twice, once at 5 mph and again at 25 mph. The two times it happened were about three minutes apart this morning. Then I drove three hours on the highway without a repeat of the issue. When it stalled, it felt like the wheels and engine became disconnected from the gas pedal. No engine revving was audible. It did not completely stop, but slowed to a crawl coasting totally on momentum, then started moving again on its own. This is what happened both times.

Car was traveling at 75mph for 2 hours when going up and small grade incline. Engine started revving and car started slowing down very quickly. Was in traffic, so had to turn on hazard lights on, and get over to the shoulder. The vehicle felt as if though it was braking. The hill descent control light lit up, but no other lights. Car did not stall. I then turned it off, opened the hood and everything looked normal. Car was at normal operational temperature and had 1/4 tank if fuel left. Car was info for service within 500 miles at Subaru. After checking the engine, I started the car again and took off. 30 minutes later, the exact same issue occured.

While driving at low speeds through a parking lot or slow moving traffic the car will stall. It's a 2015 Forester turbo with a cvt transmission. If put in park, it will restart and go again. Stalling on the roads and in parking lots is unsafe. It doesn't throw any codes so there's nothing the dealer can do.

My 2015 Forester stalled while driving in the middle lane on the NJ parkway (going about 65-70mph. ) there were no warning lights or any indications that this would happen. I had about 3/4 of a tank of gas left. When the car stalled, it felt like it downshifted and then completely stopped - almost as if we ran out of gas (but we didn't). The electric (lights, radio, heat) was on the whole time. We were stalled for about 15-20 minutes until the cops came. We put the car in neutral and they bumped us to the shoulder. While waiting for a tow truck, we tried to start the car again and it worked (about 30 minutes after the initial stall. ) we then drove to the nearby gas station and filled up the car; it took 12 gallons of gas and I have the receipt. The Subaru service center cannot find the issue. They said the computer isn't even showing a stall code. This could have been a fatal accident and I want to know exactly what is wrong and know it is fixed before I drive it again. It looks like other owners have had the similar issues.

This incident happened 2 weeks and 600 miles of driving after I had taken the car to the dealer to have ecm flash updates installed to address surging and loss of power during light acceleration, especially during high ambient temperatures. We were driving at about 65 mph on the freeway at night, we heard and felt a very loud �knock� from the engine and experienced sudden and complete loss of power. When I pressed the accelerator the vehicle would rev and give a little bit of power and then lose all power again. Essentially we were coasting. Fortunately we were near a freeway exit and were able to stop at a shoulder on that exit. We tried turning the vehicle off, waiting and turning it back on. Although the engine turned over, it had a very rough idle and shut off after about 10 seconds. If we turned it on and put the car in gear and tried to drive forward it immediately turned off. I had it towed back to the dealer. They said the air intake hose disconnected from the intercooler. They reconnected the hose, cleared fault codes and it is running normally now. I am skeptical that this is actually the problem, I have a feeling that there is something wrong with these cars from the manufacturer and that Subaru is attempting to cover things up to avoid more expensive recalls. This was a catastrophic failure that put our lives in danger and I no longer feel safe driving the car.

Car started and backed out of parking space in a parking garage. When gear shift was placed in drive the car lurched forward 50 feet and drove thru an aluminum rail and mesh over head electric activated door. At 81 more feet the car hit a 4 x 4 steel column holding up two 27 foot steel beams of a carport roof structure and collapsed the column. The southerly beam fell on top of the car and pulled the northerly beam with it. The car continued forward 9 feet striking the first parked car in the rear quarter. The car continued about 4 feet more and struck a second parked car in its hind quarter and pushed it until it was against the next carport support column. The two occupants in the car were able to exit from the car at each of the front doors which opened without problem. Experiencing limited bruising on their legs below the knee. A miracle. The car traveled about 145 feet not under the control of the driver. The car dealer had been questioned on why the car did not move frequently during a stop at a stop light or stop sign every time it was taken in for service at the dealer who sold us the car. The service review was five times and nothing could be found. I was told 'it was the way the car worked'. I was not provided with test results for this condition. The car had the eyesight device and did not stop the car at either at the door or the column. The air bags did not implode on either impact location. One recall wta-62 for Subaru Forester 2015 and 2016. Engine, March 21, 2016. Turbocharger air intake duct crack stalls engine (16v162000). I was not informed about this recall. I think the car was defective from the beginning and a fix was not initiated to correct a faulty condition. Fortunately it did not happen on a busy street or highway. This accident should not have happened. I have pictures that I can forward for your use on jpg format.

From a stop, car hesitates when turning left crossing incoming traffic. Initial coasting, then accepting accelerator pressure, taking a second or two to respond. Dealer found no codes and offered no fix, other than to leave my car for additional test driving. In three years and 21,000 miles, there has been six left turn hestitions from a stop position. Very scary event that could be fatal with a stall in an incoming lane.

On acceleration from idle or slow speed, engine looses power and does not respond to throttle inputs. Several times stall happens during merging or crossing traffic. Seems to occur on left turns.

I was driving my car at 70 mph on express way. Suddenly power decreased while my foot was on accelerator. Car lurched forward followed by a total loss of power with no steering control. I coasted into emergency lane. No warning lights on dashboard before incident. Car indicated 60 miles left in gas tank. Mileage at time of incident 15,888. Car immediately started up after stalling. Took to Subaru dealership for checkup and they were unable to replicate incident. I bought this vehicle brand new from dealership.

Vehicle stalls at highway speeds. Most likely a defective turbocharger which under pressure will develop cracks. Vehicle will not restart until turbocharger cools. This has happened twice to me on long trips.

On two different occasions, my car stalled while driving on the highway. The engine stopped running and I had to coast to the side of the road. After the first stall, the engine restarted on the first attempt to restart it. When this happened the second time (about 3 months later), it took several attempts to start the car before the engine would turn over. The first time was on sept. 17, 2016 and then again on oct. 9, 2016.

While parking and apply the brakes the car suddenly accelerated. My wife was parking the car and while pulling into the parking stall she applied the brakes and the car suddenly accelerated and rammed into a steel cable that separated the parking stalls.

While driving 75-80 mph on the interstate, I lost the ability to accelerate. Luckily I was able to change lanes ( I was in the middle lane when I lost power) and pull over. All the lights were on (check engine, at oil temp, battery,ect) and what I was able to stop the car, it stalled. Every time I tried to start it again, it would stall. After about 10 minutes, I was able to get it started. The dealership says nothing is wrong. About a year ago, the same thing happened except without the lights and stalling. The dealership told me that it I probably was hitting the gas and break at the same time. I drive with one foot, always have.